Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Bend and split): 1. Fill a clear glass with water and set it on a steady, sunny windowsill. 2. Put white paper on the floor where the sunlight passes through the glass. 3. Move the paper or glass slowly until a rainbow appears. 4. Never look straight at the Sun.
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- 1.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 2.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) stare at the Sun (c) look at it through glass (d) never look at the Sun
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) bright sunlight (c) a mirror (d) a clear glass of water
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 6.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 7.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a balloon (d) a clear glass of water
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) turmeric powder (d) a sunny window
- 12.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the paper makes colours (b) water splits the light (c) the water is coloured (d) the glass is painted
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a magnet (b) a shadow of ice (c) snow falling (d) a small rainbow
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a magnet (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a clear glass of water
- 17.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) turmeric powder (b) a sunny window (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 20.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 21.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns all red (b) it turns brighter (c) it floats away (d) the rainbow fades
- 22.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) only yellow light (b) tiny drops of water (c) tiny bits of dust (d) many colours mixed
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the same window (c) the amount of water
- 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a clear glass of water (d) a mirror
- 25.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the time of day (c) the same glass (d) the amount of water
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same window is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a clear glass of water (c) yeast (d) bright sunlight
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) violet (b) orange (c) yellow (d) red
- 32.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same white paper”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) yeast (c) a clear glass of water (d) bright sunlight
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a battery cell
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same window is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
Answer key
- a sheet of white paper
- never look at the Sun
- a mirror
- False
- 7
- 6
- 4
- True
- needed
- a balloon
- turmeric powder
- False
- water splits the light
- False
- a small rainbow
- a magnet
- needed
- False
- a sunny window
- 1
- the rainbow fades
- many colours mixed
- the same window
- a clear glass of water
- False
- the amount of water
- True
- yeast
- False
- False
- violet
- needed
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- a battery cell
- False
- True
- 7
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